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Dr. Jonathan Lazar Delivering a Lecture on Digital Accessibility
SIGACCESS Release: Jonathan Lazar – Outstanding Contribution Recipient 2020
Dr. Jonathan Lazar was named the winner of the 2020 ACM SIGACCESS Award (Special Interest Groups on Accessible Computing) for Out …
UMD iSchool Welcomes Seven New Faculty Members
With strengths in library and archives innovation, digital curation, criminal justice data science, socio-technical aspects of cybersec …
Gregg Vanderheiden delivers Keynote at International Human Computer Interface Conference
Gregg Vanderheiden proposes an alternate approach to accessibility and extended usability for next-next generation UI/UX.
BBI Awards Seed Grants to Six Interdisciplinary Projects, featuring Katie Shilton
Katie Shilton was awarded a 2020 BBI Seed Grant for her project, "Competing Values in Hearing Healthcare Service Delivery."

Pictured: Dr. Mega Subramaniam and Research Coordinator Luis Cortes
The Library’s Role in Supporting Health Information Justice During COVID-19
Examining the current and future role of libraries in supporting communities.
Universities at Shady Grove Blog: How Technology is Helping People with Traumatic Brain Injuries
Amazon's Alexa can help people with brain injuries regain independence and feel supported in their own home.
Faculty Spotlight: Tamara (Tammy) Clegg, Associate Professor
Meet Associate Professor, Tamara Clegg!